desperately + verb (need/want/try)
此结构表示强烈的欲望或紧迫感。
She desperately wanted to win the competition.
她拼命地想赢得比赛。
非常紧急地；急切地
极其；非常；极度绝望地；不顾一切地；拼命地；拼命地；绝望地；极度地
in a way that shows you need or want something very much; with great urgency
常与 need、want、seek 等搭配。
不顾一切地；拼命地
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
非常紧急地
with great urgency
极其；非常
extremely
极度绝望地
in intense despair
She desperately tried to flag down a taxi.
她拼命地试着拦下一辆出租车。
用法提示：副词 desperately 修饰动词 tried，表示急切地、不顾一切地。
AI contextual example
He was desperately in love with her.
他当时非常深爱着她。
用法提示：副词 desperately 修饰介词短语 in love，表示极其、非常。
AI contextual example
The villagers desperately need clean water.
村民们迫切需要干净的水。
用法提示：副词 desperately 修饰动词 need，表示非常紧急地。
AI contextual example
此结构表示强烈的欲望或紧迫感。
She desperately wanted to win the competition.
她拼命地想赢得比赛。
此结构强调程度极高。
The refugees were desperately poor.
难民们极度贫困。
The hospital is desperately in need of blood donors.
医院急需献血者。
比desperately少绝望感，常用于正式或紧迫情境
比desperately更侧重于动作的狂乱而非内心绝望
与desperately的绝望义相近，但更侧重结果的无望而非努力的迫切
desperately作程度副词时可用，但缺少‘迫切’或‘绝望’的含义
grammar · medium
易错句子He looks desperately.
正确表达He looks desperate.
副词desperately不能用在系动词之后，应使用形容词desperate。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was a desperately situation.
正确表达It was a desperate situation.
副词desperately不能修饰名词，应使用形容词desperate。
与‘拼命地’相反，表示镇静、不慌张
与‘极度地’相反，表示轻松、不紧迫
与‘绝望地’相反，表示缺乏兴趣或关切
与‘极度地’相反，表示程度轻
与‘拼命地’相反，表示冷静、不激动
desperate 是形容词，而 desperately 是副词。学习者可能混淆词性，将形容词用作副词。
despairingly 侧重于表达或表现出的绝望情感，而 desperately 强调行动的紧迫性。
frantically 强调慌乱、近乎失控的状态，而 desperately 强调因紧急或绝望而拼命。
迫切需要
The refugees desperately need food and water.
难民迫切需要食物和水。
拼命尝试
She desperately tried to open the door.
她拼命地试图打开门。
极度渴望
He desperately wants to pass the exam.
他极度渴望通过考试。
绝望地希望
They desperately hoped for a miracle.
他们绝望地希望出现奇迹。
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de- (away) + sper (hope) + -ate (adj.) + -ly (adv.)
de- + sper + -ate
de- + spair (variant of sper, hope)
表示在危机情况下常用 desperately 修饰行动
描述紧急需要时，desperately 强调程度的极度性
与 desperately 搭配表示绝望地恳求
在紧急情境中 desperately 常用来修饰需求的迫切
强调某事物极端重要，与 desperately 连用表示极度需求
极度需要
The children are desperately in need of food and water.
孩子们极度需要食物和水。
拼命寻找
She is desperately seeking a new job.
她正在拼命寻找新工作。
拼命尝试
He was desperately trying to catch the bus.
他拼命想赶上公交车。
拼命寻找苏珊
This is the title of a 1985 film starring Madonna, where the phrase has become a cultural reference for obsessive searching.
这是1985年麦当娜主演的电影片名，该短语已成为痴迷寻找的文化代名词。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.